Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:58 am  

Roy Haggerty wrote:

That penalty decision to give be the game to Australia was shocking. Far worse than the inability to see back-to-zero touches.

England had the best of the second half but in very tight matches like this, crap refereeing makes a real difference.

oh god, another one, how sad, you soap dodgers really are a few rungs up in the whinging & whining stakes haha

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:59 am  

Dally wrote:

We lost the second half by more points than we did the first. Forget sentiment, its results that count.

You have to admit though at half time it was looking ominous.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:59 am  

Lots to take away from that, not many changes needed, but Lomax shouldn't play, embarrassingly slow. I wouldn't be surprised if Widdop moved to FB and Williams brought in at 6. Also, I'd play Roby for the full 80, and have another prop on the bench.
Whitehead with about 2 carries all game, he's a flat track bully

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:01 am  

Lots to take away from that??? hmmmm yeah, Australia will improve by a long way, i feel good about the Australian effort, they usually start at an exceptional level & other teams improve, tonight they left themselves a lot of wiggle room to improve

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:03 am  

Genuinely feel the England team were on the wrong end of some baffling decisions in that game, The JM knock on with the man in the ruck? All my years of watching NRL and SL, i`ve never heard "It was a dominant tackle" for an excuse for a player to be lying in the ruck.

Cant of been that dominant if he was stood up quick enough and play the ball correctly and the player was left at the PTB? What did the ref want him to do step of the mark to play the ball? Would he of penalized him for moving of the mark?

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:03 am  

There was no atmosphere at all, the Australian "fans" are appalling at creating an atmosphere, abysmal.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:04 am  

downo wrote:

Lots to take away from that??? hmmmm yeah, Australia will improve by a long way, i feel good about the Australian effort, they usually start at an exceptional level & other teams improve, tonight they left themselves a lot of wiggle room to improve

Most interesting bloke ever.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:04 am  

McGillvary was England's best player. Wouldn't look out of place in the NRL.

England were poor 1st half but played well second half.

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:04 am  

Wildcat26 wrote:

Genuinely feel the England team were on the wrong end of some baffling decisions in that game, The JM knock on with the man in the ruck? All my years of watching NRL and SL, i`ve never heard "It was a dominant tackle" for an excuse for a player to be lying in the ruck.

Cant of been that dominant if he was stood up quick enough and play the ball correctly and the player was left at the PTB? What did the ref want him to do step of the mark to play the ball? Would he of penalized him for moving of the mark?

What nationality is the referee?

Re: GAME ON GROUP A : Australia v England - Fri - 10:00:00 : Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:07 am  

I didn't think the ref was bad. Let the game run and rarely used his whistle. Yeah a couple of decisions were debatable but the ref was good.